ladyfish

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noun

A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.

Similar
tenpounderElops saurus
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Meanings

nounladyfish (plural ladyfishes or ladyfish)

plural ladyfishes

  1. A coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.

    Eventually we yielded to the urge to catch something — anything — so we sought out a channel where we boated seatrout, ladyfish and one lizard fish.

    2008 March 5, Norm Zeigler, “Seeking Florida Redfish, Catching Only Glimpses”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: tenpounder

  2. Spanish hogfish (Bodianus rufus)
  3. Albula vulpes, one of the fish called bonefish.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA coastal dwelling fish (Elops saurus), found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions.

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More synonyms by meaning

noungame fish resembling the tarpon but smaller

Similar
tenpounderElops saurus
Broader
tarponTarpon atlanticus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

ladyfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladyfish

MLA

“ladyfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladyfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ladyfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladyfish.

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